1952 in association football

none March 2023 1952 association football sports The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1952 throughout the world. Events 21 September – East Germany plays its first ever international match, losing 3–0 to Poland in Warsaw. Undated: Rudnianka Rudna Wielka, professional Polish football club is founded. Winners club national championship Albania 1946: KS Dinamo Tirana : River Plate : Rapid Vienna : RFC Liégeois Bulgaria 1946: PFC CSKA Sofia : Sparta CKD Sokolovo : AB : ZSG Union Halle : Manchester United F.C. Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík : KTP : OGC Nice Greece old: tournament not held Hungary 1949: Budapest Honvéd FC : KR : St Patrick's Athletic F.C. : Juventus FC : National Schifflange : León : Willem II : Glenavon F.C. : FK Sparta Sarpsborg : Ruch Chorzów : Sporting CP Romania 1948: CCA București : Hibernian F.C. Spain 1945: FC Barcelona : IFK Norrköping : Grasshopper Club Zürich : VfB Stuttgart USSR 1936: FC Spartak Moscow 1945: Hajduk Split International tournaments 1952 British Home Championship (6 October 1951 – 5 April 1952) Shared by WAL and ENG Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland (15 July – 2 August 1952) HUN 1949 YUG 1945 SWE Births 1 January – Ítalo Estupiñán, Ecuadorian international footballer (died 2016) 2 February – Reinhard Häfner, German international footballer (died 2016) 2 February – Fernando Morena, Uruguayan international footballer 8 February – Marinho Chagas, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014) 15 February – Andrzej Dybicz, Polish former professional footballerandrzej-dybicz pe324877 20 March – Steve Whitworth, English footballer 2 May – Martin Haar, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach 17 May – Jorge Olguin, Argentine international footballer 19 May – Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer and coach 22 May – Waldemar Victorino, Uruguayan international footballer 2 August – Alain Giresse, French international footballer and coach 3 August – Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian international footballer and coach 7 August – Kees Kist, Dutch international footballer 22 August – José van Hoof 6 September – Vladimir Kazachyonok, Soviet international footballer and Russian coach (died 2017) 10 September – Mike Carroll, Scottish professional footballer3150 Mike Carroll 26 February 2024 5 November – Harry Schellekens, Dutch footballer 17 November – Roman Ogaza, Polish international footballer (died 2006) 20 November – Vince O'Kane, English former professional footballer14901 Vince O'Kane 13 January 2017 25 November – Gabriele Oriali, Italian international footballer 3 December – Hervé Gorce, French professional footballer (died 2008) 15 December – Allan Simonsen, Danish international footballer Deaths Deaths in 1952 Category:1952 deaths References Category:Association football by year